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North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile, lands near Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said there had been no reports of damage but the North's repeated missile launches could not be tolerated.

Suven starts Phase 3 trial for first home-grown Alzheimer's drug

Clinical trial randomisation is the process of assigning patients by chance to groups that receive different treatments

26th edition of Malabar 22 draws to a close in Japan with tactical drills

The five-day-long event sa­w the participation of an Australian submarine, and 11 surface ships including a US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with its integral air elements

Uttarakhand CM Dhami bats for Japanese cooperation in disaster management

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said cooperation from Japan should be taken in disaster management and anti-seismic technology in view of the state's vulnerability to earthquakes and other natural calamities. During an interactive programme organised by FICCI Forum of Parliamentarians in collaboration with the Japanese Embassy here, Dhami told officials that Uttarakhand was vulnerable to earthquakes and disasters and the cooperation from Japan in disaster management and anti-seismic technology could be vital. Efforts should be made in this direction, he said.

Japan's economy shrinks 1.2% in July-Sept qtr as consumer spending declines

The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 1.2% in the July-September quarter, as consumption declined amid rising prices. Seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product for the world's third-largest economy shrank 0.3% on-quarter, according to government Cabinet Office data released Tuesday. The annual rate shows how the economy would have grown if the quarterly rate were to continue for a year. Japan's GDP, or the sum of the value of a nation's products and services, was weaker than analysts had expected, coming after three quarters of moderate growth. Like many nations, Japan has suffered as the coronavirus pandemic slammed industrial production and tourism. Private consumption grew 0.3% in July-September, slowing down from the 1.2% growth recorded the previous quarter. Private investment grew 1.5%, down from 2.4% growth in the previous quarter. Another factor is the Japanese yen's fall against other currencies, especially the U.S. dollar. The Federal Reserve has

Absolutely committed to integrity, transparency of our ops: Top Oracle exec

Speaking in the context of recent charges against the firm, Garrett IIg, president, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific, says compliance training among employees has become more aggressive recently

Japanese govt drafts policy bracing for 8th wave of Covid-19 infections

Japan's Health Ministry on Thursday also decided at a meeting to revise the current five-scale alert of infection status to a four-scale one

Switzerland is paying poorer nations to cut emissions on its behalf

The agreements raise concerns that other countries will follow suit, delaying more difficult cuts of greenhouse gas emissions in wealthier nations

Japan govt urged to end free Covid-19 vaccinations amid financial strains

An advisory panel for the finance minister has proposed that the Japanese government end free-of-charge coronavirus vaccinations, highlighting concerns over a further increase of its financial strain

Navy Chief Kumar arrives in Tokyo for quadrilateral naval Exercise Malabar

Exercise Malabar includes sophisticated naval drills, in which the navies of The US, India, Japan, and Australia, practice engaging a hostile power

North Korea fires suspected ICBM, warns US against 'dangerous' choices

On Oct 4, North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years

US condemns North Korea's launch of intercontinental ballistic missile

This action underscores the need to implement North Korea's related UNSC resolutions, which are intended to prohibit the country from acquiring the technologies needed to carry out missile tests

North Korea continues ballistic missile barrage with test over Japan

Japan says missiles fired by North Korea flew over northern Japan on Thursday, the latest in a series of weapons tests that have raised tensions in the region. The announcement by Japan's Prime Minister's Office came shortly after South Korea's military said it detected North Korea launching at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea. Japan said more than one missile was fired, although it didn't immediately say how many. It said the missiles landed in the Pacific Ocean, and triggered alerts in three northern prefectures. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't immediate confirm what type of missile it detected or how far the weapon flew. The launches came a day after North Korea fired more than 20 missiles, the most it has fired in a single day ever. One of those missile flew in the direction of a populated South Korean island and landed near the rivals' tense sea border, triggering air raid sirens and forcing residents in Ulleung island to evacuate. South Korea quickly ..

Former Japanese PM Taro Aso leaves for South Korea to improve ties

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso left for Seoul on Wednesday to meet with South Korean officials as the two countries try to improve ties that were badly strained by Japanese wartime atrocities. At the centre of the disputes between the two countries are South Korean court rulings in 2018 that ordered Japanese companies to compensate wartime forced Korean labourers. The Japanese government and the companies have refused to comply with the rulings, saying all compensation issues have been settled under the 1965 normalisation treaty and accusing South Korea of violating the international law. But ties have started showing signs of improvement since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's conservative government took power in May. As key Asian allies to the United States, having a strained relationship also poses a concern for their security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region as it faces growing threats from China and North Korea. Gaffe-prone Aso is also known for his famil

Key role for banks in offering best intermediation services: RBI's Patra

Calls for world-class financial intermediation services with Indian economy poised to surpass Germany and Japan a few years and nation's population set to become world's largest and youngest

US uses farmers markets to foster 'friendlier' ties at bases in Japan

As the United States and Japan further strengthen their military alliance, they've turned to farmers markets to foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbours. On Sunday, about 20 Okinawan farmers and vendors came to Camp Hansen, a Marine Corps base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, bringing locally grown spinach, pineapples, big lemons and other fresh vegetables and fruits that the US embassy said attracted hundreds of customers. US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, who proposed the event, said the market brought healthy, local produce to consumers at Camp Hansen, while providing Japanese farmers and businesses with new customers. He bought Okinawan spinach, according to the US Embassy. A win-win for all," Emanuel tweeted. Fostering good relations with their host communities is important for the US military based in Japan especially in Okinawa where a heavy US military presence has carried a fraught history. Emanuel said in a statement he

Japan unveils $200 billion in new spending to ease inflation pain

Fiscal spending under the package will total 39 trillion yen ($260 billion), funded by an extra budget of 29.6 trillion yen ($201 billion)

The UK or Korea: What is the ideal benchmark for the size of India's govts?

There must be a warning in the fact that some of the most problem-ridden middle-income economies have big govts, big deficits, high levels of debt and large-scale corruption, writes T N Ninan

Japan's unemployment rate rises to 2.6% in September: Govt report

Japan's unemployment rate rose to 2.6 per cent in September from the previous month, the government said in a report on Friday

Japan to okay $490 billion in stimulus to cushion impact of inflation

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government was to approve on Friday a hefty economic package that will include government funding of about 29 trillion yen (USD 200 billion) to soften the burden of costs from rising utility rates and food prices. Formal party and Cabinet approval was expected later in the day after a morning economic policy meeting. Kishida was set to give a news conference in the evening. Inflation has been rising in Japan along with globally surging prices. A weakening of the yen against the dollar has amplified costs for imports. The stimulus package includes subsidies for households that are largely seen as an attempt by Kishida to lift his plunging popularity. His government has been rocked by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's close ties to the South Korean-based Unification church, which surfaced after the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe in July. We will make sure to deliver the measures to everyone and do our utmost so that people can fe